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-16 degrees this morning, and quite cold. Snow tires are working well, although I’ve had two flats on the rear tire, as the screw heads are popping through the duct tape and puncturing the tube. I’ve lined it with an old inner tube, and trying again…

Updated on Thursday the 10th… another flat on the front tire, I’m sure its the same issue, so going to line it too with an old inner tube.

I made some snow tires, as a big storm finally hit Eagle Sunday night…

Snow Tires Closeup

An old set of MTB tires, then I drilled every other knobby from the outside in…

Making Snow Tires

and screwed in the self tapping sheet metal screws…

Snow Tire Stud

a closeup of the screw.

And here they are in action:

Snow Tires

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